Getting There By Air:Cairns International Airport (CNS) Tel: (07) 4052 3888.
Website:
www.cairnsport.com.au/airport
Cairns International Airport is located 7km (4.5 miles) north of the city center. It is Australia’s fifth busiest in terms of international passengers.
Airport facilities: Duty-free shopping, food outlets, ATMs, currency exchange, post-office, showers, baby care facilities, baggage storage, porterage service and short- and long-term
parking are provided. Car hire is available from
Avis, Budget, Europcar, Hertz, Red Spot and
Thrifty.
Transport to the city: Australia Coach (tel: (07) 4048 8355; website:
www.australiacoach.com.au) operates an airport shuttle bus service to hotels and the city center.
Sun Palm Express Coaches (tel: (07) 4084 2626; website:
www.sunpalmtransport.com) operates a service to the Northern Beaches and Palm Cove, as well as further afield to Cape Tribulation, Mission Beach and Port Douglas. Taxi ranks are located outside the arrival halls. The average fare to the city is A$15. Limousines are also available.
Getting There By Road:Cairns is connected to Townsville, Maclay and Rockhampton to the south by the Bruce Highway (1), and to Port Douglas to the North by the Captain Cook Highway (44).
Coach services: Operators running daily long-haul services between Cairns and Brisbane, via Townsville and Rockhampton, include
Greyhound Australia (tel: 1300 4739 46863/GREYHOUND
or (07) 4690 9950; website:
www.greyhound.com.au) and
Premier Motor Service (tel: 133 410; website:
www.premierms.com.au). Smaller coach companies such as
Coral Reef Coaches (tel: (07) 4098 2800; website:
www.coralreefcoaches.com.au),
Sun Palm Transport (tel: (07) 4084 2626; website:
www.sunpalmtransport.com) and
Country Road Coachlines (tel: (07) 4045 2794; website:
www.countryroadcoachlines.com.au) run services to northern destinations such as Port Douglas, Cape Tribulation and Cooktown.
Getting There By Rail:QR Traveltrain (tel: 1300 131 722
or (07) 3235 1133; website:
www.traveltrain.com.au) runs services four times a week to and from Brisbane, via Townsville and Rockhampton. Traveltrain also runs the Kuranda Scenic Railway twice daily to and from Kuranda. All services operate out of Cairns’ Bunda Street station (tel: (07) 4036 9250).
Getting Around:Public TransportThe only public transport available in Cairns is the public
bus service, run by
Sunbus (tel: (07) 4057 7411; website:
www.sunbus.com.au). The central terminal and an info kiosk where tickets can be purchased, are located at the Cairns City Place Transit Mall, which is on Lake Street between Shield and Spence Streets. All buses can either be caught at bus stops or hailed at any point on their route. Discounted daily, weekly and monthly
passes are available, as well as a Family Day Pass.
At the core of the system are the two City Loop services. The first one is the Botanic Gardens Loop, between Cairns Base Hospital and the Botanic Gardens, while the second service, the Portsmith Loop, serves the industrial area of Portsmith. Both run hourly weekdays only (excluding public holidays). In addition, numerous services run out to the northern, western and southern suburbs hourly. These include buses 1C, 1D and 1H, which run north to Smithfield and Yorkey’s Knob, bus 7 which runs to Machans Beach via the Botanical Gardens, buses 8, 5, 5A, 6 and 6A which run west to the Raintrees Shopping Center, and buses 1, 1A, 11, 12 and 13 which all run south to Edmonton.
TaxisThe sole provider of taxis in Cairns is
Black and White Taxis (tel: 131 008
or (07) 4048 8333).
Car HireMost of the car hire companies in Cairns are located on Lake Street, between Florence and Aplin Streets, or at the airport. These include
Avis (tel: (07) 4051 5911; website:
www.avis.com.au);
Budget (tel: (07) 4051 9222; website:
www.budget.com.au);
East Coast Car Rentals (tel: (07) 4031 6555; website:
www.eastcoastcarrentals.com.au);
Hertz (tel: (07) 4051 6399; website:
www.hertz.com.au) and
Redspot (tel: (07) 4034 9052; website:
www.redspotrentals.com.au). It is advisable to book in advance, particularly for 4X4 vehicles.
Bicycle HireBicycle hire shops are few and far between in Cairns. Car and scooter hire companies that also offer bicycles include
Mini Car Rentals, 150 Sheridan Street (tel: (07) 4051 6288
or 1300 735 577; website:
www.minicarrentals.com.au) and
Bolwell Scooter World, 47 Shield Street (tel: (07) 4031 3444). Some hostels also hire out bicycles.
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